At the risk of sounding too much like a drama queen, this class is no 2008 35th ranked flop as some suggest but it really is pretty middling overall compared to our rivals.
The Good:
OL - Trey Smith is a huge pickup. Nothing to complain about here. No obvious strike outs either.
LB - Pretty solid, especially if Gray ends up a S/OLB hybrid. Ignont and Reid look like good pick ups and the staff has seen enough in Page to recruit him hard for a few years now.
The OK:
DL - What we lack in quality, we'll make up for in quantity. Obviously, there'll be a whole lot more to like if we can add Ray and Conliffe.
TE - Bumpus seems pretty good and Brown seems ok. I think the staff would've preferred McKitty over Brown though.
RB - Chandler is awesome. I think Jordan is better than his ranking and the staff really seems to like Coleman. Obviously, they would've preferred Akers or Etienne to go with Chandler but oh well.
DB - The staff seems pretty satisfied with what they have at corner and Labruzza, Bailey, and Shamburger look like the kind of guys Va Tech has had tremendous success developing and putting in the league for several years now. Still, the lack of a Gibbs, Stephens, or Jamyest here separates us from our rivals somewhat.
The meh:
QB & WR - underwhelming no matter how you slice it. Johnson and Higgens flipping really hurt us here.